International Premiere
From the director of the Academy Award-winning No Man’s Land (2002) comes a charming summer romance following a woman who arrives on a small Croatian island to claim her piece of inheritance from the estranged side of the family. Biding her time while the wheels of bureaucracy are in motion, she starts waitressing at the local bar run by the eccentric mayor and frequented by a cast of quirky islanders. Among them is a handsome expat who worms his way into her heart and bed, setting her on a path of old family missteps.
Thoughtfully balancing lighter comedic beats with the protagonists’ profound emotional turmoil, the film seduces with handsome Mediterranean sights while anchoring the story in the challenges of building a mature relationship on shaky foundations. Its magnetic lead, Anja Matković (who also co-wrote the screenplay), lends this deceptively lighthearted fare a complex female backbone, extending into a study of inherited resentments and misguided expectations.
Anja Matković, Uliks Fehmiu, Goran Navojec, Mario Knezović, Snježana Sinovčić, Luka Juričić
Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Romania/
Slovenia/Serbia
2024
In Croatian with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Ivan Perić
Producer
Lana Matić, Boris T. Matić, Jelena Mitrović, Srdan Golubović, Jovan Marjanović, Mirsad Purivatra, Anamaria Antoci, Miha Černec, Jožko Rutar
Screenwriter
Anja Matković, Nikola Kuprešanin, Danis Tanović
Cinematography
Miloš Jaćimović
Editor
Redžinald Šimek
Production Design
Veronika Radman
Danis Tanović
Danis Tanović is an acclaimed Bosnian filmmaker known for his impactful storytelling and powerful social commentary. His debut feature, No Man’s Land (2001), won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Tanović’s notable works include An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013) and Death in Sarajevo (2016), both of which premiered and received prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival. My Late Summer, Tanović’s latest film, opened the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Filmography: No Man’s Land (2001); Cirkus Columbia (2010); An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013); Death in Sarajevo (2016)
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